X.509 trust-chain bypass in the OpenSSL compatibility certificate verifier (wolfSSL_X509_verify_cert()). This affects only builds with --enable-opensslextra (OPENSSL_EXTRA) and whose application validates certificates by calling X509_verify_cert() with caller-supplied untrusted intermediate certificates; for those users it is critical, otherwise the library is unaffected. In particular, native wolfSSL TLS/DTLS usage is not impacted. wolfSSL's X509_verify_cert() temporarily loads each caller-supplied untrusted intermediate into the certificate manager but failed to drop them before the trusted-store check, so an untrusted intermediate could anchor the path itself. An attacker can present a chain that never reaches a configured trust anchor and have it accepted, resulting in acceptance of an attacker-controlled certificate. This is certificate verification independent of TLS (e.g. S/MIME/CMS, code/firmware signing, JWT/JWS x5c), is not specific to any key type or algorithm, and a single untrusted intermediate suffices. The default wolfSSL TLS handshake (WOLFSSL_VERIFY_PEER) is not affected; only TLS applications doing manual or deferred peer verification through this API are, which also requires --enable-sessioncerts.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/10674 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/ | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
26 Jun 2026, 18:54
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/10674 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
| References | () https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/ - Vendor Advisory | |
| First Time |
Wolfssl wolfssl
Wolfssl |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5 |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
25 Jun 2026, 20:22
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-25 20:17
Updated : 2026-06-26 18:54
NVD link : CVE-2026-11310
Mitre link : CVE-2026-11310
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-11310
JSON object : View
Products Affected
wolfssl
- wolfssl
CWE
CWE-295
Improper Certificate Validation
